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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1997?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1997, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (57% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1997. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°57' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°12' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1997
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°24'24" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1996	Jan 20, 1997 into Aquarius
Moon	4°37'37" Taurus	Direct	Jan 16, 1997	Jan 18, 1997 into Gemini
Mercury	3°49'52" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 4, 1996	Feb 9, 1997 into Aquarius
Venus	7°51'05" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 10, 1997	Feb 3, 1997 into Aquarius
Mars	3°33'18" Libra	Direct	Jan 3, 1997	Mar 8, 1997 into Virgo
Jupiter	28°47'28" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	2°17'59" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	4°09'05" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	27°24'44" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	4°51'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	2°14'04" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 16, 1997

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 03:39 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on January 16, 1997?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Neptune were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. The Sun and Neptune sat 1 degrees apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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